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What does a church do when the boom town it grew in closes down and everyone leaves? The answer may… READ MORE
In my last pastorate I developed a weekly tradition with my colleague – we would take detailed notes of each… READ MORE
The ideal of behaviourism is to eliminate coercion: to apply controls by changing the environment in such a way as… READ MORE
In order to work their way around the new Fair Work legislation protecting pastors, the framers of the new Spiritual… READ MORE
Pastoring in congregational churches is often like being on Survivor, you have to outwit, outlast and outplay in order to… READ MORE
“When the work of shepherding leads us to pride, judgment, superiority, or deception, we have forgotten that we are a lamb. A shepherd who is not first a lamb is a dangerous shepherd and has ceased to follow the Good Shepherd. Our primary identity in life, if we are to be eternal value to the Father, is not that of a shepherd but that of a lamb.”
Diane Langberg – Redeeming Power – Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church
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